problem we are solving
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
“The cultural heritage of different communities, beside their ecological value, helps with intercultural dialogue, and encourages mutual respect for other ways of life.”
ELDERLY DIES
In 1960, at UNESCO, Malian writer and ethnologist, Amadou Hampåté Bå, said: “In Africa, when an old man dies, it’s a library burning”.
KNOWLEDGE DISAPPEARING
Fifty years later, the threat of the extinction of traditional knowledge, generally held by the elderly, is even more estreme. For example, humanity has already lost many indigenous languages and the ecological knowledge and meaning incorporated within them.
solution we thought
3D & TECHNOLOGIES
3D laser scanning and photogrammetry are used to collect models of traditional artifacts and videos are taken to describe the production processes and later to facilitate the diffusion on social media.
DIGITAL LIBRARY
Data is collected during field missions, and then in crowdsourcing with the participation of indigenous leaders, young and old.
PRESERVE WISDOM
The creation of a digital library preserve indigenous culture and, on the other, passes down this traditional knowledge to the next generations.
indigenous business model
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
Meetings with aboriginals enable us to understand to what extent their communities want to expose their material and immaterial culture to the 3D imaging market.
soulShape 3D MARKET
In the 3D imaging market with our vertical offer we differentiate for others, however, in a second phase we will also sell handcrafts made by the indigenous communities.
CUSTOMERS WORLDWIDE
They range from video games and animation movie companies needing our specific 3D contents to citizens and designers that would like to reinterpret using design apps or simply 3D printing in their original form.
